While the headline party voting intention figures tell a story of a neck-and-neck race, the poll's leadership approval ratings infer something different. Jeremy Corbyn’s approval rating is +9% in the poll (44% think he is doing a good job and 35% think he is doing a bad job). For Theresa May the figure is -26% (28% good job, 54% bad job). This is great news for Corbyn, who months ago had consistent negative ratings.

However, in good news for the Conservatives, in terms of trust on the economy, 39% in the poll said they trust May and her chancellor, whereas 32% said the same for Corbyn and McDonnell.

The poll cements Labour’s place as an electoral equal to the Conservatives, something many would say a few months ago was laughable. It also reinforces the new narrative that two-party politics has returned to Britain with Labour and the Conservatives dominating the top two positions.

Richard Wood

Richard Wood is a Masters student in Political Research at the University of Aberdeen and is Head of Media for campaign-group TalkPolitics. Other than politics, he is passionate about travel, running, and writing, as well as all things space-related.